I love his videos. His son Ethan is a hoot. He went to a trade school (after graduating from high school) so he would be in the family business. , and he looks like Hank Williams Jr. (long hair), wears what looks like a regular cowboy hat .. In fact it is a hardhat .. kinda cool. When I first saw him like that, I put my head in hands and thot Oh, boy! But I don't think his Dad cares as long as he works and knows what he is doing, or learning. I didn't recognize him at first. Ron's Dad died very suddenly from Cd. (I hate the word.) He went to the hospital, on Drs. recommendation. Expected to be home in a day or two, but died. Ron was devastated. Great family .. no swearing (which I love) Hard working, not living off the gov't.
Congratz to Ethan on his C class, makes me realise how long I been watching you Ron, also cheers for slingin this one Ike's way brother, he's a good man. Blessings to you and yours from Australia.
Ron has to let go of the wheel at some stage. Better to do it incrementally rather than overight. When Ron decideds to semi-retire, I hope he gives Ethan (or whoever it is in the family) plenty of time to smoothly transition operations.
Unfortunately one of many predicaments for a shorts and flip-flop wearing modern-day truck driver. Good job getting him out and hopefully he learned something.
Truckers nowadays don't care how they clothe themselves. I always wore jeans and some decent shirt. I did not want to expose my hairy legs to the rest of the world.
Ron, I'm sure you see yourself in Ethan...! It's amazing to see the Father & Son relationship... Wow Ethan driving and Dad riding... Thinking about Grandpa during these times... 🦅He's watching over you both... Good video guys...!
Mr E. Learn as much as you can no matter how long it will take. You still will make errors. That's all in the learning experience. You're learning from a 🏆. B SAFE
It sounded like he didn't even know the hood was broken. Unless something happened when he fell off the edge of the scale, which could be possible if the truck was tweaked a little, he never opens his hood, which means he doesn't do a proper pretrip. 🙄
Mr. Ron, I either watch too many of your videos or I have learned a lot watching your videos. Today my truck just quit moving, don’t know yet. But I knew what I needed in order to get my truck back onto the trailer. Went and got 50’ of cable and a snatch block. Used my bothers truck to pull the tractor on the trailer. Thanks for the videos. God bless y’all and have a good Labor Day weekend
Ethan is coming along quite impressively! It really warms my heart to see a son following in his dad's footsteps in the family business! I would have loved to be able to add "& Son" to the doors of my big truck, but, (1) he really hated driving for hours on end, and (2) deep in his heart he felt the unmistakable pull of the LORD's calling on his heart and soul and is now a minister! I couldn't be more proud of him now!!! Thank you for sharing these videos with us! May God bless and keep you and your family and team!
Hi Ron I bet you are loving working with Ethan. Nothing like father and son combo. We’ve been lucky enough to have our son home on leave for 3 weeks and he’s returning to base on the weekend which is extremely close to the first anniversary of my father’s passing and I believe very soon is the first anniversary of your father’s passing so please our deepest condolences and how time flies. Keep safe my friend
Yes, I'm Blessed that he chose to work with us. Right now he is doing very well and is excited about what he is learning and doing. Glad you are getting to spend time with your son. Yes, my dad's anniversary is coming soon.....November 9th. One year....it doesn't seem possible does it my friend? So many things have changed in the last year. It has been difficult for me as I'm sure it has been for you. You are always in my thoughts and prayers. God bless. p.s. I made you a Moderator of my channel. You don't have to participate, but I trust you enough to grant you that.
Congratulations to Ethan on getting his Class A CDL premit hard to believe how far he has come, just seems like yesterday he was standing beside you as you pulled a driver out of a place trying to turn around, Happy Labor Day Weekend Ron, hope you your family and the Midwest Crew have a fantastic Labor day weekend and stay safe
As a retired truck driver. This is crazy. A new driver mistake. Seen it on bonehead truckers first. So I came over here to watch it all. Love your videos
Ummmm Ron you got in the wrong side of the tator, I bet that felt strange, as always great to see you teaching and coaching the next generation of operator
it feels weird watching this video today as i just met up with you guys yesterday. Thanks again for your time to talk to me. Hope the Stroopwafels were tasty ;-)
Taking the before & after pics doesn't reduce the chances of getting sued for damages, it just significantly reduces the chances of LOSING those Lawsuits...
can't imagine the drive space he must have to keep all the photos/videos for however long he keeps them... we only see the edited versions, not the full thing... i'm guessing cloud storage to the moon
I usually watch recovery videos and find ten things I think they should have done differently, but watching this video I saw a great experienced recovery operation that was text book correct ! I’m going to watch more from this guy
this video is the true meaning of what i call the circle of life WAY WAY WAY back in the past it was ron and his dad going out to DO a job together NOW it is ron and his son going out and doing a job TOGETHER i am so happy that they get to do this
New Volvos are being delivered with The passenger side hood latch hooked up to the internal pull lever. The driver side has a cable under the hood that you should be able to reach if you open the side faring. I work for Penske as a diesel mechanic and have encountered this issue multiple times
I was a tow truck operator for quite some time myself. I found, with a Volvo truck, if the latch isn't releasing, try going under the hood directly over the tire. Feel for the wire cord that releases the hood, and give it a steady pull. Do that on both sides, and your hood is fully released.
Way to go Ethan...you are learning from one of the best I have ever seen. Your Dad is a true professional and as long as you follow his lead you to will be a true professional also. I watch many of the Wrecker / recovery video's and its easy to see that your old man is amongst the best in the business.
I saw your video first on Bonehead Truckers. Great Job. I'm sure that this was one of your easier jobs to do. I agree with Ike that this driver should not be in a truck. Ethan, you are learning from one of the best in the industry.
RON,GOOD MORNING ,,NEW DRIVER, IF HE CAN NOT EVEN DRIVE,ONTO A SCALE, AND WEARS FLIPFLOPS, I REALLY DO NOT HAVE CONFIDENSE, AS HIM BEING A DRIVER !,,so I heard EATHEN GOT HIS CLASS ‘A’ CDL LICENSE, GREAT,,PROUD OF HIM, HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL LABOUR DAY, GOD BLESS YOU ALL, ,,,🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Just for info if no one already mentioned it. You can reach under the hood above the tires and pull the hood releases. Bit of a pain to get in there, but it can be done
He definitely is not qualified to driver my brother was an 18 wheeler most of his life and I saw him put them places pretty darn small. He use to say if you knew what was driving trucks out there it would scare you to death.
dad Pratt Passed His Legacy on To You and Your Sisters Ron AND Now You are Passing the Legacy on To Ethan And Your Daughter and Man It is a Beautiful thing to Watch God Bless you
A new CDL driver for the Rotator, new matching gloves for both Midwest employees, and a clean and polished Rotator. Good things come from threes just as in the Trinity. Congratulations, Ethan ! ! ! Nice job, well done. Be safe, stay safe, to keep safe. We will always move over and slow down.
Good job getting him safely of the scales Rob and Ethan it is good to see he is driving the rotator now. Your are the best mentor to learn safe operation of the rotator and the business. In all my yrs of otr things like this never happened to me also accident free. I am very lucky to have many yrs safe safe driving. ❤🇨🇦
The knowledge of Geneation to be passed down to the next. It is nice to see a young man. Follow his Dads footsteps..same path probably was from following your Dad. May He rest in peace.
Good job Ethan, from all the times youve been with dad and the videos we have all seen, you have seen good drivers and now i think this one is in the top 10 of being a bad driver . From attire, to not doing a pre trip inspection. Keep up the great work.
I had a corner of pavement at a truckstop fail and got me in the same position on the axle stopped before i tore anything up but hope it was the last time i see an 1150R hooked to my rig lol but glad miller made such a capable truck to help get us drivers unstuck
A giant truck and yet they engineer in little space to work on it. Great recovery as always. Ethan has great progress as he has an exemplary trainer. The invention of hydronic is a very underrated discovery. Hydrology move the world.
I like the way you teach your skills without getting flustered as everyone has to learn sometime, and the way you adhere to safety. Keep up the good work with training your retirement replacement as he appears keen.
I used to do that same thing when I was driving over the weighbridge at my old work and I knew the van was overweight. 2 wheels in, 2 wheels off and it weighs about right. Main difference is though, that one was set into the ground.
Thats some great father and son time [and Tator time] (and a learning experience) at the same time. Congrats to Ethan for getting his CDL class A. Might want to consider adding a Ethan cam! Thanks for the video!
I did one like that last winter with a straight stick. I backed on the scale instead of backing up on a 90 to the front of the truck. Lifted by the Ali arc pin and swung the front over. Guy had spun his tires and got a bollard between the two sets of duals so I had to drag the back end over too. Yay fun lol
Ethan is sure learning fast from a great teacher and dad, and God Bless you and your family and friends and be careful and safe and may the force be with you
Mark, it’s getting so now finally some dispatchers,are refusing anybody with flip flops,NOT SAFE !,lll bet he never used them in driving school !, my my how things have changed ! Stay well,,,,,,🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
It certainly is sure good to see that you're training your son Ethan on the big rotator wrecker he looks like he's a real quick learner and the pointers you give them and so great of you to do that
Ron before u know it Ethan will be running the company soon he's come a really long way from just being a help here and there to going to college to learn the profession and now learn how to drive the big rigs and now he almost has the rotator down pack so vary proud of him also. Keep up the good work u 2 work really well together too
It's a Volvo part you can only buy from them and it's probably couple hundred dollars for the pair. However yes I would be more concerned about the damage to the underside of the truck
It is so good to see Ethan driving and stepping up to learn the many things that he will have to learn to do this job. I am impressed! I have three sons and one is a truck driver and has been for many years. I also wanted to comment on what most mothers would not say, I love your hair and beard Ethan! You look very rugged!
Never seen a truck "Scaling A Scale" before. Doesn't work I see. Great seeing Ethan driving and learning the Rotater. He has a very great instructor and mentor for a dad. Watch your "Sixes" out there, please.
I dont mind Ron being overly cautious on the small and seemingly easy jobs. It only takes one tiny mistake from taking a shortcut to cause major damage or injuries to someone around even a simple recovery. There is a time and place for shortcuts and good old boy routines but heavy recovery is neither one.
Great recovery, it look so much worse at first. Ethan is following his Dad's & Grand Father's Footsteps. This is how Family Businesses are supposed to be. I've seen a lot of drivers having scale issues over the years. My worst experience was sleeping at a steel mill scale when I was flat bedding. Another driver came up behind me while I was 1st in line at the scale, & hit the back of my trailer so hard he actually bent the frame of the trailer, broke the ICC Bumper off & shoved my tractor onto the scale sideways. I kind of ended up looking just like this one, but the scale I got shoved up onto was elevated about a foot higher. After all was said & done, the trailer was toast & I drove the tractor around for another 6 months with a nice dent in the oil pan. Glad it was a company truck.
Well, that driver had a 'weight' taken off his mind. Better yet, the Volvo didn't get a 'pound-ing'!! Hearty congrats to Ethan on his CDL 'A'. That lad's doing well. Course, it helps being taught and mentored by someone who knows his stuff and how to interact with customers!!!
Ron it is so awesome to see Ethan working the jobs with you. It reminds me of working recovery jobs with my Dad and learning all about leverage, angles and yes, picking out a Holmes tree (lol)
Best part about those gloves is if anyone ever gets out of line your knuckles will be just fine :P This video is a perfect example of why lift bars or spreader bars are a thing.. to hold the cables apart over the load while you lift it so it doesn't get damaged.. would've been highly useful.
Very important that you take your initial photographs vis-a-vis pre-existing damages. That way, you cannot be liable for damage that occured before you were involved.
Congrats to Ethan, very fortunate to be learning from a great mentor such as Ron. Wealth of knowledge and professionalism.
Great to see next generation getting in there.
mentor? Is that what they call your dad where you're from? :P
3rd generation!!!
@@jaratt85 It could have been Sensei :-)
I love his videos.
His son Ethan is a hoot. He went to a trade school (after graduating from high school) so he would be in the family business. , and he looks like Hank Williams Jr. (long hair), wears what looks like a regular cowboy hat .. In fact it is a hardhat .. kinda cool. When I first saw him like that, I put my head in hands and thot Oh, boy! But I don't think his Dad cares as long as he works and knows what he is doing, or learning. I didn't recognize him at first.
Ron's Dad died very suddenly from Cd. (I hate the word.) He went to the hospital, on Drs. recommendation. Expected to be home in a day or two, but died. Ron was devastated.
Great family .. no swearing (which I love) Hard working, not living off the gov't.
This was so fun seeing you enter on the "wrong" side of the truck. Isn't it great to have your own personal driver?
I’m sure that Ron is very happy with Ethan’s evolution but it must be very odd for him being the passenger.
First time he's gotten in the "right" side.. (Watching in Australia) 😂😂
Being like riding with dave and his girlfriend billyjo
Congratz to Ethan on his C class, makes me realise how long I been watching you Ron, also cheers for slingin this one Ike's way brother, he's a good man. Blessings to you and yours from Australia.
Congrats on the permit. Ethan! Ron, I'll bet it feels weird sitting in the passenger seat!
It looked weird on the video. But very cool
It was wierd watching it
Heh, its surely a different perspective. XD
Might feel weird, but at least it's easy on his shoulder ;)
Ron has to let go of the wheel at some stage. Better to do it incrementally rather than overight. When Ron decideds to semi-retire, I hope he gives Ethan (or whoever it is in the family) plenty of time to smoothly transition operations.
Ethan's got his Class A - it doesn't seem to be five minutes since he was just starting in kiddie-school!
Unfortunately one of many predicaments for a shorts and flip-flop wearing modern-day truck driver. Good job getting him out and hopefully he learned something.
Not sure he is capable of learning how to really back one of those things. Operating heavy equipment with flip flops!
The shorts I dont mind the flip flops r a huge no no
Truckers nowadays don't care how they clothe themselves. I always wore jeans and some decent shirt. I did not want to expose my hairy legs to the rest of the world.
He's lucky that he didn't set it down on the oil pan!
They're called "thongs" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ron, I'm sure you see yourself in Ethan...! It's amazing to see the Father & Son relationship... Wow Ethan driving and Dad riding... Thinking about Grandpa during these times... 🦅He's watching over you both... Good video guys...!
Mr E. Learn as much as you can no matter how long it will take. You still will make errors. That's all in the learning experience. You're learning from a 🏆. B SAFE
He has a great teacher and he will be doing even better as he progresses.
So, How did he perform the pre run inspection if the hood is unable to open?.
Agreed,
It sounded like he didn't even know the hood was broken. Unless something happened when he fell off the edge of the scale, which could be possible if the truck was tweaked a little, he never opens his hood, which means he doesn't do a proper pretrip. 🙄
probably didnt lol
That is definitely something for DOT to look into. I would guess his pre-trip is done from within the cab in about 20 seconds.
Exactly what i was wondering. I guess he needs to get that fixed asap.
Ahhh Ron climbing into the passenger seat is interesting!
Congratulations to Ethan for the CDL approval.
You can be proud of what your son has learned lately 👍
A good boy, God bless you
Mr. Ron, I either watch too many of your videos or I have learned a lot watching your videos. Today my truck just quit moving, don’t know yet. But I knew what I needed in order to get my truck back onto the trailer. Went and got 50’ of cable and a snatch block. Used my bothers truck to pull the tractor on the trailer. Thanks for the videos. God bless y’all and have a good Labor Day weekend
Ethan is a very lucky young man having a great dad and mentor.
Ethan is coming along quite impressively! It really warms my heart to see a son following in his dad's footsteps in the family business! I would have loved to be able to add "& Son" to the doors of my big truck, but, (1) he really hated driving for hours on end, and (2) deep in his heart he felt the unmistakable pull of the LORD's calling on his heart and soul and is now a minister! I couldn't be more proud of him now!!!
Thank you for sharing these videos with us!
May God bless and keep you and your family and team!
congrats Ethan. good luck on the test
Hi Ron I bet you are loving working with Ethan. Nothing like father and son combo. We’ve been lucky enough to have our son home on leave for 3 weeks and he’s returning to base on the weekend which is extremely close to the first anniversary of my father’s passing and I believe very soon is the first anniversary of your father’s passing so please our deepest condolences and how time flies. Keep safe my friend
Yes, I'm Blessed that he chose to work with us. Right now he is doing very well and is excited about what he is learning and doing. Glad you are getting to spend time with your son. Yes, my dad's anniversary is coming soon.....November 9th. One year....it doesn't seem possible does it my friend? So many things have changed in the last year. It has been difficult for me as I'm sure it has been for you. You are always in my thoughts and prayers. God bless.
p.s. I made you a Moderator of my channel. You don't have to participate, but I trust you enough to grant you that.
Congratulations to Ethan on getting his Class A CDL premit hard to believe how far he has come, just seems like yesterday he was standing beside you as you pulled a driver out of a place trying to turn around, Happy Labor Day Weekend Ron, hope you your family and the Midwest Crew have a fantastic Labor day weekend and stay safe
As a retired truck driver. This is crazy. A new driver mistake. Seen it on bonehead truckers first. So I came over here to watch it all. Love your videos
Ummmm Ron you got in the wrong side of the tator, I bet that felt strange, as always great to see you teaching and coaching the next generation of operator
it feels weird watching this video today as i just met up with you guys yesterday. Thanks again for your time to talk to me. Hope the Stroopwafels were tasty ;-)
i love the fact that you document any prior damage to the vehicle=less likely to be sued for pre existing damage =CYA
Taking the before & after pics doesn't reduce the chances of getting sued for damages, it just significantly reduces the chances of LOSING those Lawsuits...
@@HappilyHomicidalHooligan also helps he records everything, showing when he took photos and how he worked to reduce a risk of damage
can't imagine the drive space he must have to keep all the photos/videos for however long he keeps them... we only see the edited versions, not the full thing... i'm guessing cloud storage to the moon
I usually watch recovery videos and find ten things I think they should have done differently, but watching this video I saw a great experienced recovery operation that was text book correct !
I’m going to watch more from this guy
this video is the true meaning of what i call the circle of life WAY WAY WAY back in the past it was ron and his dad going out to DO a job together NOW it is ron and his son going out and doing a job TOGETHER i am so happy that they get to do this
New Volvos are being delivered with The passenger side hood latch hooked up to the internal pull lever. The driver side has a cable under the hood that you should be able to reach if you open the side faring. I work for Penske as a diesel mechanic and have encountered this issue multiple times
I was a tow truck operator for quite some time myself. I found, with a Volvo truck, if the latch isn't releasing, try going under the hood directly over the tire. Feel for the wire cord that releases the hood, and give it a steady pull. Do that on both sides, and your hood is fully released.
Way to go Ethan...you are learning from one of the best I have ever seen. Your Dad is a true professional and as long as you follow his lead you to will be a true professional also. I watch many of the Wrecker / recovery video's and its easy to see that your old man is amongst the best in the business.
I saw your video first on Bonehead Truckers. Great Job. I'm sure that this was one of your easier jobs to do. I agree with Ike that this driver should not be in a truck. Ethan, you are learning from one of the best in the industry.
Great job, good to see farther and son, as a team.
A good tip is to always put your stabilisers down on the side the vehicle is leaning to first.
The newer body styling might be to reduce wind drag and improve fuel efficiency but it sure isn't for any service easing.
Most modern stuff isn’t easy to service anymore. It’s a shame too
Pop pop
Same with newer cars trucks ..usually sucks
Some of the freightliners are like 3" off the ground. Of course there is no way to unpin and flip up the bumper. That would cost an extra $20
On Volvos, those front corner bumper pieces come off very easily. If remember, it's a 19mm hex, unplug spot light wiring, and it's off.
Good Afternoon My Good Bro Mr. Ron Pratt Sir & God Bless You & All Of You're Whole Family & All Of You're Whole Staff
RON,GOOD MORNING ,,NEW DRIVER, IF HE CAN NOT EVEN DRIVE,ONTO A SCALE, AND WEARS FLIPFLOPS, I REALLY DO NOT HAVE CONFIDENSE, AS HIM BEING A DRIVER !,,so I heard EATHEN GOT HIS CLASS ‘A’ CDL LICENSE, GREAT,,PROUD OF HIM, HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL LABOUR DAY, GOD BLESS YOU ALL, ,,,🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Ethan great work hopefully we could see more of you running the rotator
WHOA! Ethan driving the big girl? Wasn't expecting that, hats off to you!
God bless Ron enjoyed your watching the RUclips I'm in hospital
Just for info if no one already mentioned it. You can reach under the hood above the tires and pull the hood releases. Bit of a pain to get in there, but it can be done
I have a feeling that the truck driver is doing a pirate fair and not qualified at all....
That's why he didn't know how to open the hood, removed the tow hook covers. Was all worried about the covers after crashing the truck
He definitely is not qualified to driver my brother was an 18 wheeler most of his life and I saw him put them places pretty darn small. He use to say if you knew what was driving trucks out there it would scare you to death.
I agree 👍
Agreed
@@ireneeickenhorst2326 yup and if you knew what was managing half the fleets out there you'd brick your shorts because that's even worse
Let’s see Ethan driving!!!! Awesome to see the next generation is up an coming
I was in the scale repair trade for 43 years. You couldn’t believe how many times I saw that, and or damaged guide rails.
When I was a CDL-A driving school instructor,,,, that right seat was always at least 5 miles per hour faster,,, haha, Love a Rotator!!!
Mr Ron I remember watching you guys do the rollover for a school project. Now he is driving. Thanks for sharing and stay safe
Congrats to Ethan for his class As. Won't be long til he is running the company. Better give that driver a business card, he's gonna need it.
dad Pratt Passed His Legacy on To You and Your Sisters Ron AND Now You are Passing the Legacy on To Ethan And Your Daughter and Man It is a Beautiful thing to Watch God Bless you
I'm glad to see the driver was wearing the proper PPE.
A new CDL driver for the Rotator, new matching gloves for both Midwest employees, and a clean and polished Rotator. Good things come from threes just as in the Trinity. Congratulations, Ethan ! ! ! Nice job, well done. Be safe, stay safe, to keep safe. We will always move over and slow down.
Yay for ethan!! Drivin a rig is somethin else. I'm a 5'4 woman and it makes me feel cool driving a huge truck. nothin like it
Good job getting him safely of the scales Rob and Ethan it is good to see he is driving the rotator now. Your are the best mentor to learn safe operation of the rotator and the business. In all my yrs of otr things like this never happened to me also accident free. I am very lucky to have many yrs safe safe driving. ❤🇨🇦
Great attitude on Ethan taking all knowledge Ron has to offer
Great video, kids growing up quickly, enjoying seeing the rotator in action, no traffic or Arc nemesis
Excellent getting everything in the right thing to do!
Ethan is showing initiative. He will do a fine job when the time is right.
Ron your son is doing a great job! Thanks for sharing! Kevin
The knowledge of Geneation to be passed down to the next. It is nice to see a young man. Follow his Dads footsteps..same path probably was from following your Dad. May He rest in peace.
Good job Ethan, from all the times youve been with dad and the videos we have all seen, you have seen good drivers and now i think this one is in the top 10 of being a bad driver . From attire, to not doing a pre trip inspection. Keep up the great work.
Thank you Ron and Ethan Pratt for another interesting and educational experience! 👍
God Bless!
I had a corner of pavement at a truckstop fail and got me in the same position on the axle stopped before i tore anything up but hope it was the last time i see an 1150R hooked to my rig lol but glad miller made such a capable truck to help get us drivers unstuck
Love seeing you and Ethan working together! And Congrats Ethan!
Yay, It's Friday, Good morning from New Hampshire.
Congradulations Ethan on the permit.
A giant truck and yet they engineer in little space to work on it. Great recovery as always. Ethan has great progress as he has an exemplary trainer. The invention of hydronic is a very underrated discovery. Hydrology move the world.
Congrats on your son getting his class a c.d.l.permitt
Ethan's progress doesn't surprise me--- he's learning from the BEST (best operator AND best teacher).... :)
Ethan your in great hands with Ron keep learning and you'll be Great.
I love you grew up in the middle of the night. I love you grew up in the middle east and it
I was like wait what Ron is getting in the wrong side lol. Congratulations Ethan.
I have not been watching often but it's nice to see Ethan is being trained by you. Family generation.
Fascinating heavy recovery videos!!
I like the way you teach your skills without getting flustered as everyone has to learn sometime, and the way you adhere to safety. Keep up the good work with training your retirement replacement as he appears keen.
I used to do that same thing when I was driving over the weighbridge at my old work and I knew the van was overweight. 2 wheels in, 2 wheels off and it weighs about right. Main difference is though, that one was set into the ground.
Thats some great father and son time [and Tator time] (and a learning experience) at the same time. Congrats to Ethan for getting his CDL class A. Might want to consider adding a Ethan cam! Thanks for the video!
Ethan your grandpa is smiling down on you.
Stay safe and God bless
#wherestalon
I did one like that last winter with a straight stick. I backed on the scale instead of backing up on a 90 to the front of the truck. Lifted by the Ali arc pin and swung the front over. Guy had spun his tires and got a bollard between the two sets of duals so I had to drag the back end over too. Yay fun lol
Ethan is sure learning fast from a great teacher and dad, and God Bless you and your family and friends and be careful and safe and may the force be with you
Mark, it’s getting so now finally some dispatchers,are refusing anybody with flip flops,NOT SAFE !,lll bet he never used them in driving school !, my my how things have changed ! Stay well,,,,,,🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Awesome video keep up with a great work and be safe out there.
It certainly is sure good to see that you're training your son Ethan on the big rotator wrecker he looks like he's a real quick learner and the pointers you give them and so great of you to do that
Ron before u know it Ethan will be running the company soon he's come a really long way from just being a help here and there to going to college to learn the profession and now learn how to drive the big rigs and now he almost has the rotator down pack so vary proud of him also. Keep up the good work u 2 work really well together too
Great to see you two working as a team.
You are a really great teacher you remind me of the guy who taught me how to drive tractor trailer. Stay Safe
Love how the drive is worried about the tow covers after he drives off the scale
It's a Volvo part you can only buy from them and it's probably couple hundred dollars for the pair.
However yes I would be more concerned about the damage to the underside of the truck
Congrats Ethan great job you are learning from the best your Dad
It is so good to see Ethan driving and stepping up to learn the many things that he will have to learn to do this job. I am impressed! I have three sons and one is a truck driver and has been for many years. I also wanted to comment on what most mothers would not say, I love your hair and beard Ethan! You look very rugged!
Never seen a truck "Scaling A Scale" before. Doesn't work I see. Great seeing Ethan driving and learning the Rotater. He has a very great instructor and mentor for a dad. Watch your "Sixes" out there, please.
Wow, even with my CDL I don't get to drive something that sweet!
I am pleased with Ethan and his ability to be tolerant of Ron's over reaction to minor things.
I dont mind Ron being overly cautious on the small and seemingly easy jobs. It only takes one tiny mistake from taking a shortcut to cause major damage or injuries to someone around even a simple recovery. There is a time and place for shortcuts and good old boy routines but heavy recovery is neither one.
When you're dealing with a hundred thousand pounds there are no minor things
I'm glad he's wearing his gold chain. This let's us know he's successful.
Congratulations Ethan. I know you will go far in the company with your father.
Ethan has the game of throne knife on his belt ready for action!
You guys got some new gloves. Very nice! and padded gloves at that.
it's nice to see your face occasionally. Ethan is doing great. I see him starting to work without direction which is a huge step.
Rookie didn't swing out far enough for the trailer to get on the scale great video keep up the good work God bless from GA
Ethan rockin the beard mullet and suspenders love it !...true driver right there .. keep up the good work
Great recovery, it look so much worse at first. Ethan is following his Dad's & Grand Father's Footsteps. This is how Family Businesses are supposed to be. I've seen a lot of drivers having scale issues over the years. My worst experience was sleeping at a steel mill scale when I was flat bedding. Another driver came up behind me while I was 1st in line at the scale, & hit the back of my trailer so hard he actually bent the frame of the trailer, broke the ICC Bumper off & shoved my tractor onto the scale sideways. I kind of ended up looking just like this one, but the scale I got shoved up onto was elevated about a foot higher. After all was said & done, the trailer was toast & I drove the tractor around for another 6 months with a nice dent in the oil pan. Glad it was a company truck.
Well, that driver had a 'weight' taken off his mind. Better yet, the Volvo didn't get a 'pound-ing'!! Hearty congrats to Ethan on his CDL 'A'. That lad's doing well. Course, it helps being taught and mentored by someone who knows his stuff and how to interact with customers!!!
Looks like that is what the driver needs ,more training!
it doesn't hurt that Ron is Ethan's pappy too. 😃
"Well, I was kinda pointing at it. So I'm counting it as right." Good one, Ethan.
Ron it is so awesome to see Ethan working the jobs with you. It reminds me of working recovery jobs with my Dad and learning all about leverage, angles and yes, picking out a Holmes tree (lol)
Ron,What have you been feeding Ethan?I remember seeing him with you and he was a little fellow.He is a grown into a man right in front of our eyes.
Best part about those gloves is if anyone ever gets out of line your knuckles will be just fine :P This video is a perfect example of why lift bars or spreader bars are a thing.. to hold the cables apart over the load while you lift it so it doesn't get damaged.. would've been highly useful.
Congratulations Ethan!
Very important that you take your initial photographs vis-a-vis pre-existing damages. That way, you cannot be liable for damage that occured before you were involved.
as the guy from bone head truckers would say. " real trucker don't wear flip flops"
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Shame on the mess lol